The Cyclades are the Greek islands of the Southern Aegean Sea, which form a name for the region of the South Aegean. The archipelago comprises about 2,200 islands, islets and rocky islets. Only 33 islands are inhabited. They are called Cyclades because they form a circle around the ...

The Aegean Sea , Aigaío Pélagos; Turkish: Ege Denizi, Adalar Denizi) is a sea arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey respectively. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea ...

Greece is a state of southern Europe located in the extreme south of the Balkans. Its capital is Athens. It shares its maritime borders with Albania, Italy and Turkey. The Ionian Sea to the W and the Aegean Sea to the E, parts of the Mediterranean, surround the country, whose fifth ...